Evaluating My Questions

1. When did people start doing ww2 reenactments?

                          People started reenacting WWII in 1975. It got a slow start because back then cutting your hair short and wearing military clothing was frowned upon.

2. Why do people do ww2 reenactments?

                          People reenact to honor the people who did it for real. Also, to show people what it was like back then.

3. What types of reenactments are there?

                          There are tactical battles, immersions where you dig a fox hole and your individual unit has goals to achieve and can easily lose to the other army if you do not know how to work with other units. These usually last 48 hours or more and you have to bring all of your provisions with you into the field like they did during the actual war.

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5. What do you wear at a reenactment?

                        You wear the uniform and field gear that the original soldiers wore in WWII.
                   

6. Where are reenactments?

                   Anywhere that is big enough. A lot of them take place near or on Lake Erie.

7. When do reenactments take place?

                    Close to or on the anniversary of the date that the actual battle took place.

8. Who is allowed to watch reenactments?

                    Anyone who wants to unless it's specified as a private battle

9. Are you paid to reenact?

                     In some cases, if you're an extra for a movie.

10. How do you join a reenacting unit?

                      You contact whoever is in charge of that unit.

11. Where do you get the things you need to reenact?

                       Online stores or--a lot of time--there are vendors at events.

12. How do you know what to reenact?

                   by reading first hand accounts of the battles.

13. Does it cost to reenact?

                     Yes it does, there is normally a battle fee.

14. How do you find out about reenactments?

                   they are normally posted on the internet.          

15. How can you do reenacting for a living?

                      By selling reproduction gear for reenactor, reenacting in the movies.

16. How do you sell things at reenactments?

                   You contack whoever is organizing the event andget a vendors permet.

17. How do you know where to set up your tent at a reenactment?

                     normally your unit is assigned an area.

18. Who’s in charge at a reenactment?

                       Whoever owns the property or who ever is chosen by the rest of the reenactors.

19. How do you know when a battle ends?

                    Normally there is a signal like a sound of an artillary shell going off that everyone can hear.

20. What do you do in camp at a reenactment?
Show how camp life was you drill march eat clean your weapons and sleep.